Main Entry: ¹tame

Pronunciation: \ˈtām\

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): tam·er; tam·est

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tam; akin to Old High German zam tame, Latin domare to tame, Greek damnanai

Date: before 12th century

1 : reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be tractable and useful to humans : domesticated <tame animals>
2 : made docile and submissive : subdued
3 : lacking spirit, zest, interest, or the capacity to excite : insipid <a tame campaign>

— tame·ly adverb

— tame·ness noun